M3A3 (1st PTG) (China)

This page is about the Chinese light tank M3A3 (1st PTG) (China). For other versions, see M3 Stuart (Family). For other uses, see M3 (Disambiguation).

␗M3A3 (1st PTG)

␗M3A3 (1st PTG)

China

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.7	2.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Light tank

Purchase:700

STORE

Description

The ␗M3A3 (1st PTG) is a premium rank II Chinese light tank with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB) and 2.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Wind of Change".

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull25 / 25 / 25

Turret38 / 31 / 31

Crew4 people

Visibility89 %

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Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB65 / 8 km/h

RB and SB59 / 7 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

1 back

Weight14.4 t

Engine power

AB500 hp

RB and SB262 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB34.7 hp/t

RB and SB18.2 hp/t

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Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	65	8	14.4	_,___	500	__.__	34.72
Realistic	59	7		_,___	262	__.__	18.19

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB659

RB430

SB622

Crew training2 300

Experts15 000

Aces115

Research Aces320 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 40 / 40 / 40 %

2 × 112 / 112 / 112 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment Smoke grenade	Horizontal Drive 37mm_usa_m3_APC_ammo_pack Adjustment of Fire Airstrike Elevation Mechanism Artillery Support Improved optics

Armaments

Main armament

37 mm M6 cannon

Vertical stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in one plane while moving

Ammunition174 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

3.7 → 2.9 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 20°

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37 mm M6					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	174	-10°/+20°	±180°	Vertical	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Realistic					__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
M74B1	AP	__	__	__	__	__	__
M51B1/B2	APCBC	__	__	__	__	__	__

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
M74B1	AP	___	_.__	__	_._	___	__°	__°	__°
M51B1/B2	APCBC	___	_.__	__	_._	___	__°	__°	__°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
174	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun

Ammunition4 500 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate500 shots/min

Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.

7.62 mm M1919A4
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
	___ (___)	___	__°	__°
	___ (___)	___	__°	__°

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

• Excellent speed and agility, on par with fast tanks like BT-5 allowing it to get to critical spots quickly
• 37 mm stabilised cannon is good for quick and accurate pinpoint of enemy crews
• Has narrow and low profile, harder to get spotted and shot at
• -10° gun depression is great for mountainous battlefields
• ~50 mm gun mantlet is challenging to penetrate, allowing it to perform hull-down to some extent

Cons:

• 37 mm solid AP lacks penetration and damage against well protected and/or spacious tanks like B1 and T-28
• Low survivability: thin armour, and the 4 crewmen are closely packed
• 37 mm shells tend to ricochet more when hitting sloped armour (e.g. T-50)
• -7 km/h reverse speed is inadequate to get it out of a dangerous situation quickly

History

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Media

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See also

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